Flow in geothermal wells. Part II. Working equations for one-dimensional flow through a circular vertical channel

Technical Report · Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1980

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6657842· OSTI ID:6657842

Bilicki, Z; Kestin, J

Field equations for two-phase flow based on irreversible thermodynamics are specialized to the point where the equations can be applied to the calculation of well flows in the form of an engineering approximation in that all fields are simplified to become functions of a single variable Z - the distance along the well axis. (MHR)

• Research Organization: Brown Univ., Providence, RI (USA). Div. of Engineering
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-79ET27225
• OSTI ID: 6657842
• Report Number(s): DOE/ET/27225-7
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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15 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
GEOTHERMAL WELLS
TWO-PHASE FLOW
FLOW MODELS
FIELD EQUATIONS
FLUCTUATIONS
IRREVERSIBLE PROCESSES
ONE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS
THERMODYNAMICS
EQUATIONS
FLUID FLOW
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
VARIATIONS
WELLS
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